... real-time control strategies for Wave Energy Converters (WECs), this study proposes a real-time model for latching control of the WEC by coupling Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). An agent-based optimization framework for the model is established to achieve end...

... ABSTRACT This paper presents the challenges and advancements in wave energy converters (WECs), focusing on the TALOS WEC, which utilises machine learning to predict power output. While this model shows high short-term accuracy, its long-term predictions suffer from increasing errors...

... It is necessary to minimize operational risks prior to a wave energy converter (WEC) being introduced to the market. Failure modes and their underlying causes can be identified by a failure analysis, typically with the aim of implementing remedial actions to address problems and lower the likelihood of future...

... loads, power take-off (PTO) damping, the hydrodynamic loads, and the mutual coupling effects of the system. The results indicate that the system can adapt well to the South China Sea and the wave energy converters (WECs) can achieve good capture power, with a total wave energy capture power exceeding...

... Converters (WECs) and Offshore Wind Turbines (OWTs). Within the family of available WECs, in fact, a large number of devices can be found (see e.g. (Falcao, 2010; Ozkop and Altas, 2017 reflecting the ongoing exploration of diverse approaches to harness wave energy. Similarly, in OWTs, in particular...

... Energy Converter Installation on Pantelleria Giulia Cervellia, Claudio Moscolonia, Giuseppe Giorgia, Giuliana Mattiazzoa Marine Offshore Renewable Energy Lab, Politecnico di Torino Torino, Italy ABSTRACT The research aims to identify the best location for a Wave Energy Converter (WEC) on Pantelleria...

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... ABSTRACT The principle of impedance matching (IM) can be applied to maximize power transfer between two oscillatory systems, being the ocean waves and the power take-off (PTO) of a wave energy converter (WEC) in this paper. The complex conjugate of the intrinsic impedance is approximated...

... ABSTRACT As for any novel technology, the need to consider, identify and formulate performance requirements and related assessment criteria has been an important subject in the development of Wave Energy Converters (WECs). These allow the characterisation of each technology through techno...

... ABSTRACT In this paper, we present the conceptual design of a wave-powered aquaculture farm (WPAF), in which a wave energy converter (WEC) is co-located with a salmon aquaculture farm in the Northeast United States. We employ an optimization algorithm to minimize cost-per-yield (USD/kg fish...

... ABSTRACT This paper presents and discusses the performance of a new cascaded modular power electronic converter for Wave Energy Conversion (WEC) systems. The proposed electrical power converter employs submodule units to replace the central conventional power converter aiming to bring...

... engineering sigmoid function wec pto rmse 0 aggidis forecasting result wave energy converter lstm network ABSTRACT Wave energy shows potential to provide electricity in a renewable manner. The TALOS WEC (Wave Energy Converter) is a unique design with six PTO (Power Take-Off) elements to provide...

... ABSTRACT In this study, we aim to improve WECs’ performance for maximizing energy absorption through a sub-optimal method of phase control by latching is applied to the device.The forecasting of future wave force is required for the optimal control command deducted.An artificial neural network...

... Abstract The present paper aims at investigating the efficiency properties of a cylindrical WEC placed in front of a vertical, surface piercing, breakwater of infinite length. A theoretical model is presented based on the linearized velocity potential, the image theory and the matched...

... ABSTRACT In this paper, we instigate numerically the performance of an oblate spheroidal heaving Wave Energy Converter (WEC). The diffraction/radiation problems are solved in the frequency domain by utilizing the conventional boundary integral equation method. This method is, initially...

... are an attractive source of renewable energy due to their high energy density and good variability properties (Ringwood et al., 2014). Among the different Wave Energy Converter (WEC) concepts proposed to date, Point Absorbers (PA) account for more than half of the existing designs (Mofor et al., 2014). Multi-mode...

... ABSTRACT Due to the energy crisis and green-house effect, offshore renewable energy is attracting more attention in the world. Various offshore renewable energy systems such as floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs), wave energy converters (WECs), have been developed. To increase the power...

... ABSTRACT To achieve a better utilization of ocean space and energy, three integrated concepts of column-type wind turbine and heave-type wave energy converter (WEC) have been proposed, for deep, intermediate and shallow water depth conditions, respectively. The wave energy devices...

... ABSTRACT This work presents results of power hardware in the loop testing of wave energy conversion. The wave energy converter (WEC) developed at Uppsala University is a point absorber equipped with a direct driven linear generator power take off. The hydrodynamic model of the WEC...

... of the different wave energy converter (WEC) types is assessed, and it is discussed if there is a possibility for WECs to match the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) for offshore wind. Offshore power plant-sized wave parks can develop into a viable solution by using large-scale WECs - eventually in combination...